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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Safety Instructions & Certifications

Introduction

Quick Set Up Guide

R61 and R62 Receiver Front Panel

R61 and R62 Receiver Back Panel

R61 and R62 LCD Display

H60 Handheld Transmitter

B60 Bodypack Transmitter

Receiver Operating Instructions / Menu Functions

Using the H60 Handheld Transmitter

Using the B60 Bodypack Transmitter

Performance Tips

Rackmounts

Rackmount Installation

Specifications

Troubleshooting

Group/Channel Charts

International Group/Channel Charts

Summary of Contents for AP61

Page 1: ...PERFORMANCE SERIES WIRELESS AP61 AP62 USER GUIDE ...

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Page 3: ...1 and R62 LCD Display 12 H60 Handheld Transmitter 13 B60 Bodypack Transmitter 15 Receiver Operating Instructions Menu Functions 16 Using the H60 Handheld Transmitter 20 Using the B60 Bodypack Transmitter 22 Performance Tips 24 Rackmounts 25 Rackmount Installation 26 Specifications 28 Troubleshooting 30 Group Channel Charts 31 International Group Channel Charts 32 ...

Page 4: ...r from ventilation Use only with accessories produced by Audix Operate and store in a safe temperature range 0 C 32 F 43 C 110 F CERTIFICATIONS This product complies with FCC Part 74 regulations and conforms to CE standards Documentation available upon request Operation of wireless devices may require a license in your area Please comply with regulations pertaining to your area Users of wireless m...

Page 5: ...he best part of our design is that the system is simple to use For most applications simply refer to the Quick Set Up Guide to get up and running pgs 6 8 Please take a few minutes and read through this manual in order to familiarize yourself with the system components and the menus The menus are very intuitive and most questionsaboutoperatingthesystemwillbeansweredbyunderstandingthestructureof the...

Page 6: ... equipment to ensure batteries are positioned correctly 1a 1b a Handheld transmitter Unscrew bottom portion of the transmitter to expose battery holder Push the first battery up through the housing with negative side up Placethesecondbatterybelowthefirstwithnegativesideup Thebatteriesare spring loaded and will settle into place Screw the cover back into place b Bodypack transmitter With bodypack f...

Page 7: ...ting power supply to receiver Plug into power outlet 3 3 4 Connect receiver to mixer or amplifier Make sure audio levels on the mixer are muted or off For guitar use the 1 4 AF output line level unbalanced 4b For all other applications use the XLR output mic level 4a 4a 4b 5 Turn on transmitter 5 5 ...

Page 8: ...batteries towards the infrared sensor next to the SYNC button on the receiver and press the SYNC button Within a few seconds the transmitter Group Channel and Frequency will match the receiver 9 Sync bodypack transmitter to receiver Locate the window housing infrared device on the front of the bodypack From a close proximity 6 inches 152 40 mm point the window below the LCD screen on the bodypack ...

Page 9: ...Set Up Guide Leave the system ON Move the transmitter at least 6 feet 2 meters away from the receiver 2 Power up receiver 2 and matching transmitter Run the Scan and the receiver willfindaclearchannelinthesameGroupastheprevioussystem Syncthetransmitterto the receiver Adding more systems will follow the same procedure as above IMPORTANT Be sure that all transmitters are at least 6 feet 2 meters fro...

Page 10: ...e details 5 UP button Only active in Menu mode Scrollsforwardthroughmenus Alsoacts as hot key for autoscan when pushed and held 6 DOWN button Only active in Menu mode Scrolls backwards through menus Also acts as hot key for autoscan when pushed and held 7 SET button Press and hold to enter the Menu mode Also used to save settings exit the Menu mode and tog gle between Frequency and Group Channel f...

Page 11: ...t for connecting receiver to an audio mixer 4 Unbalanced inch output for connecting receiver to an amplifier 5 Metal strain relief Allows power cable to loop through for added security 6 DC power jack for external power supply 12 V 7 BNC connector for Antenna A BACK PANEL 1 1 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 R62 DUAL RECEIVER R61 SINGLE RECEIVER ...

Page 12: ...tive group when display is in Channel mode Indicates active frequency when display is in Frequency mode 5 Indicates active channel when display is in Channel mode Indicates active frequency when display is in Frequency mode 6 Displays Level receiver gain or Squelch see Menu Functions pg 16 7 Battery level 4 bars Up to 14 hours 3 bars 9 hours 2 bars 7 hours 1 bar 3 hours 0 bars 1 hour 8 Active ante...

Page 13: ...and electronics for RF transmission 4 LCD display Indicates Group Channel Frequency and Battery Status 5 Power ON OFF and MUTE button 6 Battery cover Must be opened to replacebatteriesorchangetransmitter power selection 7 Transmitter antenna housing 8 Power dip switch pg 14 9 Battery compartment 10 10 Infrared sync circuit The H60 is a 64 MHz wide spectrum transmitter It covers the 522 mHz 586 mHz...

Page 14: ...s AA batteries see Quick Set Up Guideforinstallationinstructions pg4 1 Dip switch with choice of 3 output gain settings for capsule 0 dB 6 dB 12 dB 2 Dip switch to choose between 30 Milliwatt HI and 10 Milliwatt LO RF power output 2 Dip switch with choice of 3 output gain ...

Page 15: ...quency and Battery Status 4 Power ON OFF and MUTE button Bottom Top 5 Antenna Plug into bodypack and thread on and off Replaceable part 6 SET button Use to enter Menu and Save settings 7 UP button Scrolls forward through menu 8 DOWN button Scrolls backwards through menu 9 Battery compartment B60 BODYPACK FRONT PANEL 4 2 9 5 The B60 is a 64 MHz wide spectrum transmitter It covers the 522 mHz 586 mH...

Page 16: ...n GROUP and want to quickly get to T LOCK press the DOWN button twice MENU FUNCTIONS GROUP CHANNEL These two functions work hand in hand as they represent preselected frequency coordinates See page 31 for a table of coordinated frequencies Each time a SCAN is By understanding the menu structure it is easy to operate and make adjustments to the system 1 GROUP 1 10 7 PILOT ON OFF 9 NAME 10 T LOCK ON...

Page 17: ... the channels and select the one you want then press SET The same applies if Frequency has been selected as the default LEVEL Thissettingallowsforadditionalgaincontroloverthereceiver Thefactorysettingis 6 a good gain setting for Audix dynamic microphones The VX5 condenser microphone has much more output than a dynamic microphone and is better suited in the 6 or 9 range Hint The key to a good sound...

Page 18: ...ed as the default then by pressing the SET button quickly the Frequency will be displayed for a few seconds The option of showing either Level or Squelch is also available Whatever settings are chosen for those items will be displayed once selected and saved Level is the factory default LOCK You can lock the receiver to prevent someone from accidentally pressing SCAN SYNC or the POWER buttons Once...

Page 19: ...er from accidentally being MUTED or turned OFF during a performance Hint The bodypack has this feature built into the menu IMPORTANT After making a change to one of the menu settings above it is important to RE SYNC the microphone to the receiver in order to clear the previously saved information MODE The Mode menu toggles between Channel and Tune Channel is the factory default setting When in the...

Page 20: ...e transmitter following any changes to frequency settings USING THE H60 HANDHELD TRANSMITTER POWER ON MUTE The button below the display powers ON the transmitter To power OFF the transmitter press and hold the button for 2 seconds A quick touch of the POWER button will MUTE the transmitter Another quick touch will restore signal This is a noiseless function and is very convenient for applications ...

Page 21: ...rate threaded piece intended to be removed separately from the capsule housing CONTROLLING DISTORTION Audixcapsulesaredesignedtohandleveryhighsoundpressurelevelswithoutdistortion Ifdistortionisdetected trytominimizeoreliminateitfromthemixingconsolebyturning downthetrimandgaincontrols Ifdistortionpersists thereisagainsettingatthecapsule First remove the capsule assembly Locate the dip switch on the...

Page 22: ...ent setting either HIGH or LO or 10mW or 30mW depending on which bodypack model version you have Press the UP button to toggle between HIGH 30 milliwatt or LO 10 milliwatt Press SET to save the setting Hint The Lo gain setting is helpful on a smaller stage with direct line of sight or in areas with a lot of wireless congestion It also improves battery life GAIN CONTROLS There are two level setting...

Page 23: ...rnedofformuted RFOutputandLEVELarelockedwhentheB60islocked TO SET LOCK Press and hold the SET button and use the UP or DOWN buttons until LOCK appears on the display Press the SET button and the current setting will flash ON or OFF Use the UP or DOWN button to scroll through the two options Press SET to save the setting THERE ARE THREE USES FOR THE BODYPACK TRANSMITTER 1 Lavalier microphones 2 Hea...

Page 24: ... Itisnotpossible to use two sets of transmitters simultaneously on the same frequency It will not work Eachtimeascanandsyncisperformed thetransmitterwillalwaysbetunedtothecurrent frequency on the receiver When using dual systems always scan and sync each channel independently from one another ANTENNAS Both antennas must be installed in order for the diversity function to work properly Always attac...

Page 25: ...ers into a single 19 inch rack space Note Antennas must remain rear mounted when using this rackmount Optional accessory Includes RMT 4161 and BNC cables for front mounting antennas Included accessory with AP42 and AP62 systems IncludesRMT42rackmountand BNCcablesforfrontmountingantennas Optional accessory Adapts one R41 or R61 receiver into a single 19 inch rack space RACKMOUNTS RMT 42 Kit ...

Page 26: ...h metal pieces are fastened to the receiver it is ready to be mounted into the rack RMT 41 KIT 1 ThiskitincludestheBNCcablesneededforfrontmountingtheantennas Removethe hex nut from the threaded end of the BNC connector 2 Note The rackmount has a hole that is slotted on one side The flat portion of the BNC connector must line up with the slotted portion of the hole in order to be pushed through Itc...

Page 27: ... pieces Once lined up use the small screws to fasten the top side together Then turn the receivers over and fasten the bottom side 3 Tighten up all screws and the receivers are now ready to be mounted into the rack 1 2 3 3 RMT 42 Attach the metal rack ears in the normal fashion to each side of the receiver See figure 2 under RMT 4161 on the previous page RMT 42 KIT After the RMT 42 is attached to ...

Page 28: ...tio 112 db at 30 kHz deviation A weighted Total Harmonic Distortion 0 4 33 kHz deviation at 1 kHz Sensitivity 5 dBμV S N 60 dB at 25 kHz deviation A weighted Audio Output Level 6 Balanced 12 dbv 25 kHz deviation 600 ohm load 1 4 18 dbv 25 kHz deviation 10 k ohm load Output Connectors 1 4 XLR Audio Level Adjustment 12 to 9 in 3 db steps Range 450 137 m R62 Power Supply 100 240 V 50 60 Hz 12 V DC 1A...

Page 29: ...0 43 L 53 mm diameter body 265 mm L Net Weight 11 0 oz 312 g without battery B60 Bodypack Transmitter RF Power Output 10 mW 30 mW Frequency Bandwidth 64 MHz Gain Controls 0 db 6 dB 12 dB 24dB Input Connector 3 pin mini XLR Batteries Included 2 AA 1 5 V Current Consumption 110 mA typical Battery Life Approximately 14 hours depending on battery type and usage Input Impedance Mic 10 k ohm Line 1 M oh...

Page 30: ...er is out of range Reduce the distance RF signal is weak Antennas may not be connected correctly Adjust antennas or use remote antennas Possible frequency interference from another wireless device Re Scan and Sync to another frequency pg 8 or try a lower power setting if on a smaller stage or venue pgs 14 22 No AF Transmitter muted Check transmitter ON OFF button Transmitter battery low or dead Re...

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